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 842 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 386, 387. JUNE 4, 1934 . [CHAPTER 386 .] AN ACT June 4, 1934 . [H .R .9271 .1 Granting the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to [Public, No. 282 .1 construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Susquehanna River at or near Millersburg, Dauphi n County, Pennsylvan ia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sus q uehanna River. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent Penns ylva nia may bridge, at Millersburg. of Con gress is her eby g ranted to th e Comm onwea lth of Peims yl- vania, acting through its Department of Highways, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Susquehanna River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Millersburg, Dauphin County, and between the counties of Dauphin and Perry, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in construction. accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regu- o1.34, p.S4. late the construction of bridges over navigable waters ", approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations con- tained in this Act. v °Usfoofo tolls to pro SEC. 2 . If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates sinking fund. of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to Maintenance as free exceed twenty years from th e completion thereof. A ft e r a s in k in g bridge, after amortiz- ing costs. fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exce ed the amount necessary fo r the proper m aintenance. repair, and op eration of th e bridge and its approaches under eco- tares Record and of receipts .apendi- nomlcal management. An accurate record of the costs of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same and the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Am endment. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Appro ved, June 4, 1934. [CHAPTER 387 .] AN ACT June 4, 1934. [H.R .9202 .1 Authorizing the State Highway Departments of the States of Minnesota and [Public, No. 283 .1 - North Dakota to construct, maintain, and operate certain free highway bridges across the Red River from Moorhead, Minnesota, to Fargo, North-Dakota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Red River . Minnesota an d United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to North Dakota may facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- Fad g g. Moorhead to vide for military and other purposes, the State Highway Depart- ments of the States of Minnesota and North Dakota are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate two free highway bridges and approaches thereto across the Red River, at points suit- able to the interests of navigation, between Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, in accordance with the provisions of an Act o534uc184. enti tled "An Act to regu late the con stru ctio n of bri dges ove r na vi- gable waters ", approved March 23, 1906. A cquis itio n of ep- SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the State Highway proaches, etc. Dep artments of t he States of Minnesotaa and North Dakota all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the